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Weber Rewards

Weber Rewards

1900 - Both companies Weber et Broutin were founded in France in the early 20th century. George Weber and Jean-Baptiste Broutin made gypsum and lime based façade renders in their factories in Paris. They merged in 1927. 1946 - After world war 2, the company expanded into the reconstruction market. 1970 - It became part of the Poliet group in 1970, and gradually expanded. 1982 - Weber et Broutin started to develop on European markets. 1990 - Weber accelerates its European expansion: Italy, Germany, Eastern Europe... 1996 - Weber joined the Saint-Gobain group. The company became Saint-Gobain Weber. 1998 - Take over of Quartzolit and Concreto in South America. At the same time, Asia became Weber’s second development zone outside Europe, with operations in Thailand, China, and Malaysia. 2008 - Saint-Gobain acquired Maxit Group, extending the presence of Weber to Nordic countries and Baltic, whilst reinforcing it in Germany, Benelux, Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and China. 2009 - Saint-Gobain Weber, finalized a joint-venture agreement with SODAMCO in Middle East, extending the operations to Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UEA, and Qatar, and opening good opportunities of development in this region.